Chapter 378 Divine Soil
The Nine Netherworld, the fifteenth space.

Chai Xin was so fast that within just a few breaths, he had arrived here from the ninth floor where the Huangquan Demon Sect was located.

The Netherworld energy here is even denser, and in some places it has even condensed into substance, transforming into trickling streams that flow slowly in the void.

All the ghosts and gods who can be born or arrive here are extremely powerful beings, and the worst are all virtual immortal-level strongmen.

"There really is a being at the Half-Step Golden Immortal level!"

Chai Xin's eyes were as sharp as torches, sweeping across the deep and dark endless dimension, and he immediately discovered many powerful beings beyond imagination.

Not long after he entered the Nine Netherworld, he sensed some auras that made him feel quite fearful.

Obviously, they are the powerful ghosts and gods at the half-step golden immortal level.

If it weren't for the restrictions of the Nine Netherworld, the strength of these ghosts and gods would be enough to subvert the entire Three Thousand Worlds and become the eternal rulers of the mortal world.

If it was before this, when he had not yet learned the secrets of the Nine Netherworld from the Yellow Springs Treasure House, Chai Xin would have been very happy to have noticed the existence of these powerful ghosts and gods, and would have tried his best to suppress and subdue them.

But at this moment, he was just slightly surprised and did not take any action.

Chai Xin looked at the endless darkness before him and could clearly sense that if he took another step forward, he would enter the legendary sixteenth floor, which was unknown and mysterious.

Recalling Emperor Huangquan's judgment on the underground world, even with his strong character, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

According to the warning left by Emperor Huangquan, the Nine Netherworld should have been the place where all living beings in the world reincarnate, but for some unknown reason, it failed to evolve completely, so that it is only in its current prototype.

It was in this Nine Netherworld that the Taoist Master of Samsara obtained the Great Samsara Technique and observed the inexplicable birth of countless powerful ghosts and gods, thereby attaining the supreme path of reincarnation.

After inheriting the mantle of the Taoist Master Lunhui, Emperor Huangquan made a grand vow to create the underworld, shape the six realms of reincarnation, and divide the world into good and evil according to his will and his own ambitions.

The reason why the Huangquan Demon Sect was placed underground in the Nine Netherworlds was not only because this place was suitable for the cultivation of demons.

More importantly, this place seems to be filled with powerful reincarnation power of the underworld, which will automatically attract souls from all over the heavens and worlds here.

It's a pity that the Nine Netherworld is obviously not fully functional. Although various heroic spirits have been summoned, it is unable to help them reincarnate. They can only stay here, unable to leave forever.

The most shocking secret left by Emperor Huangquan is that the Taoist of Samsara is actually an extremely powerful ancient hero!

He woke up in the depths of the Nine Netherworld, and practiced in a chaotic manner according to his instincts for who knows how many years.

It was not until one day when he gained the favor of the Great Reincarnation Technique that he finally recalled some memories of his past life and gradually realized what had happened to him.

Moreover, it is said that the Taoist of Samsara has never gone to the fairyland by means of ascension, but walked directly from the depths of the Nine Netherworld... to the fairyland!

In other words, the Nine Netherworld seems to be connected to the Immortal World!

However, these things were not explicitly stated in the inheritance of the Samsara Taoist, and Emperor Huangquan also inferred them from some traces left behind by him.

Of course he tried to verify this, but ultimately failed.

Even though he was already very strong at that time, he was still forced back by a strange and powerful force on the eighteenth level, which is the last level, of the Nine Netherworld.

In the end, he had no choice but to choose the path of ascension.

In fact, if he had just ascended honestly, he would most likely not have died, at least he would not have died so quickly.

Unfortunately, he was too ambitious and actually had the incredible idea of ​​leading the Huangquan Demon Sect to ascend to heaven, and he even put it into action.

How can the fairy world tolerate this?
The treasures of the thirty-three heavens were dispatched, and many heavenly monarchs came in person. Emperor Huangquan was defeated and killed, and the sect fell apart.

If Emperor Huangquan had not left a backup plan before his sect ascended to heaven, the Huangquan Demon Sect would have disappeared in the long river of history long ago, and not even the scattered fragments of the sect would remain today.

"Emperor Huangquan knew that the risk of his entire sect ascending to heaven was huge, but he never chose to lead everyone from the Nine Netherworld to the Immortal Realm... It can be seen that the danger is extraordinary, even greater than the pressure brought to him by the many powerful people in the Immortal Realm."

In just a short moment, countless thoughts flashed through Chai Xin's mind.

However, he did not waver in his plan to go deeper.

It's not that he lacks self-awareness, but he dares to do something that even Emperor Huangquan eventually gave up.

But he has the confidence that Emperor Huangquan has not had since he was a child. Even the Taoist Master of Samsara and the Immortal King of Creation may not have this confidence - the Divine Jade of Creation.

The Jade of Creation possesses supreme power, the two most crucial points of which are its ability to travel through time and space, and its power to conceal the secrets of heaven.

Even if he fails in the end, Chai Xin is confident that he can save his life with the help of this magical object.

"If you encounter irresistible risks, immediately start the time travel and go to the Heaven-Chushing Realm. There is no need to ask for my opinion!"

"Yes, please rest assured, Master."

After giving the order, Chai Xin no longer hesitated. His figure flashed slightly and he rushed into the bottomless darkness in front of him.

It was not the dark and endless abyss as expected. After a brief period of darkness, a bright light emerged from the distance.

However, it was not the blazing and dazzling sunlight, but a dim glow, like the slanting glow of the setting sun.

Moreover, Chai Xin did not feel any discomfort in his body. Instead, he felt warm, as if he was swimming in warm waters.

Most importantly, he noticed that the World Tree in his body began to become agitated, or unusually excited.

It's like a hound smelling meat, or a moth feeling the sun.

In fact, ever since entering the underground world, the World Tree has been in a relatively excited state, but it has never been so obvious before.

At first Chai Xin was also surprised by this situation, but later after encountering the powerful gods, he was relieved, thinking that it was caused by them.

In the past, when powerful gods appeared, the World Tree would also sense it.

However, the powerful gods have already dealt with it, and now the deeper they explore, the more intense the reaction of the World Tree becomes.

Chai Xin gradually realized that the reason might not be that simple.

"It's quite interesting. Not only is the World Tree becoming more and more excited, but the connection between this place and the Three Thousand Worlds has also become more and more alienated. It is almost impossible to feel the aura of the Xuanhuang World."

As Chai Xin moved forward, he mobilized all his spiritual senses to feel every change in his surroundings. The biggest difference between this place and the previous fifteen floors was the abnormal silence.

Although the environment is actually more suitable for the survival of conventional organisms than the previous fifteen floors, we have not encountered a single living creature along the way.

Until Chai Xin broke into the seventeenth floor, the dim glow was still in the endless distance, as if it would never be approached, and he still could not sense any spiritual existence.

The entire sixteenth and seventeenth floors seemed like an endless, empty wasteland.

Even the Netherworld aura that was originally everywhere disappeared without a trace.

Although the source of the dim yellow glow still seemed infinitely far away to the naked eye, Chai Xin's spiritual sense could keenly sense that the distance was no longer out of reach.

"I want to see what the mystery is."

Chai Xin has mobilized the power of creation to wrap his entire body to guard against any possible danger.

Finally, he passed through the vast seventeenth floor and arrived at the eighteenth floor.

The moment he entered the eighteenth floor, Chai Xin’s eyes widened and he could hardly believe his own eyes and perception!

Before my eyes, a huge ball of light with a diameter of who knows how many trillions of miles was suspended in the void, emitting endless divine light, as if illuminating the nine heavens and ten earths, connecting all the heavens and worlds.

"Shh!"

Suddenly, the World Tree, which had taken root in Chai Xin's inner world and had become a part of his soul and body, broke through the air uncontrollably. Thousands of branches emitted an unprecedented green glow, manifesting in the void, sweeping towards the huge ball of light in the distance like a wave.

"What on earth is it?"

Chai Xin could feel the excitement and joy of the World Tree, just like the seedlings that had been dying of drought for a long time finally encountered the rain and rushed towards the ochre-colored ball of light regardless of everything.

“Xuanhuang Holy Land! It’s actually the legendary Xuanhuang Holy Land! I always thought it was just a legend, but I never thought it really existed!”

Suddenly, a shocked roar came from inside Chai Xin's inner world.

Chai Xin immediately came to his senses and recognized the voice of the Demon Lord Ku Ye, who had been converted by him not long ago. He raised his eyebrows and sent a divine thought: "Ku Ye, do you know the origin of this thing?"

"Reporting to my lord, I really can't say that I know the origin. I can only say that I have stayed in the Nine Netherworld for a long time and have heard some vague rumors. It is said that deep in the eighteenth layer of space, there is a treasure that breeds all living things in the world, called Xuanhuang Holy Soil..."

Although Ku Ye was converted, he still retained his own personality and emotions, and there was an uncontrollable sense of shock in his words.

"The Xuanhuang Holy Land is also known as 'Xiran'. It is said that the world's largest intelligent race, the human race, was bred by a certain supreme being with this thing... Even the name of the world's largest world, the Xuanhuang World, comes from this!"

He said a lot of things, but they were a bit disorganized and not clear or complete.

It wasn't that he was not clear-headed due to the shock, nor was it that he deliberately wanted to hide it.

After all, he is a Xuanxian master, and he has been completely converted by Chai Xin. How could these two situations occur?

But everything he knew was just rumors. There was no real evidence. It was all hearsay and of course it was impossible to be detailed and clear.

However, after hearing the word "Xiran", Chai Xin's eyes lit up and he had some idea about the origin of this thing.

Ever since he obtained the World Tree, he has paid close attention to related information. He once saw a few lines of records in a jade slip in the Wuji Star Palace.

It is said that at the beginning of the creation of the world, the World Tree was just a dead seed that gushed out from the Gate of Eternal Life. It drifted in the universe for endless years without ever coming to life.

Until by chance, it drifted to a piece of sacred soil in the Xuanhuang world, and finally took root and sprouted. After endless years, it finally grew into an almighty sacred tree that connects all realms and reaches immortals and mortals.

The name of that sacred land is "Xiran".

And just as Kuye said, the legend that the ancestor of the human race was created by the supreme being with the "Xiran" is also recorded in many ancient books.

However, the name "Xuanhuang Holy Land" is rarely mentioned.

"If what is written in the book is true, it is no wonder that the World Tree is so crazy right now... But, such a large piece of Xiran is no less than the area of ​​10 large worlds... Is there really such a large area of ​​divine objects?"

Although the known information and the state of the World Tree seemed to indicate that this inference was very likely to be true, Chai Xin still found it somewhat unbelievable.

"My Lord, it is rumored that Xirang is the nemesis of the human race. No matter how powerful a human race is, once it comes into contact with Xirang, its strength will be greatly suppressed, and it is even likely to return to its original state and be assimilated into a handful of divine soil!"

At this time, Ku Ye's voice came again, with a little more fear and awe in his tone.

Chai Xin was suddenly startled and his hair stood on end.

This statement is incredible. Since the human race was created with Xirang, how could they be restrained by it?

However, as soon as his thoughts turned to this, he immediately thought of a similar setting - the World Tree and the Gods!
The gods were able to be born because of the World Tree, but aren't they also restrained by it?
It seems that in the world of immortality, mutual promotion and mutual restraint have such a special meaning.

"However, I don't feel any discomfort. Could it be that the rumors are wrong and humans were not created with Xirang at all?"

Chai Xin stood in the endless rays of light emitted by the Xirang, but he did not feel any oppression. Both his magic power and physical body were no different from usual.

At this time, a thought came from the Divine Jade of Creation, answering his doubts—

"Master, have you forgotten that you are not a human who was born and raised in the Eternal World... Although your body and even soul structure are exactly the same as theirs, your origins are different."

This sentence immediately made Chai Xin suddenly enlightened.

But he was stupid and actually forgot about it.

"If that's the case, if I take the Xirang, or even just a part of it, wouldn't it be a big advantage for me to face the strong men of the human race in the future, just like facing the gods?"

Thinking of this, Chai Xin's eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at the huge ball of light in the distance.

The ball of light appears to be very close, but in fact it is an illusion because it is so large. In reality, the two sides are still tens of millions of miles apart.

Even though the World Tree has the power to penetrate space, it still cannot touch the body of Xirang for a while.

“Perhaps the strange and powerful mysterious power that Emperor Huangquan has never clearly understood is precisely this Xirang! Only this divine object that is said to naturally restrain the human race and even the Heavenly Monarch is afraid of can force a figure like Emperor Huangquan to retreat!”

Chai Xin quickened his pace as he headed towards Xirang, and gradually something became clear in his mind.

(End of this chapter)